Author: Team Uber

Sometimes you come across bands who embody the Ship of Theseus paradox (perhaps more commonly known as Trigger’s Broom) where they have undergone so many lineup changes that not one original member remains. Sometimes this works and the force of the bands’ music and style develops its own entity that prevails despite changes in personnel, and other times its, frankly, a bit shit. Stratovarius can arguably be considered to fall into that former camp and despite a pretty chaotic history resulting in a number of lineup changes, and no longer having any original members, have still been dishing out well-received albums! It’s been seven seriously long years since we last had a new Stratovarius album, so I’d say it’s about time for a new one. Cue: ‘Survive’.